Melt and Pour Botanical Soap Three Ways + Recipe Included (Fun and Easy DIY Christmas Gift)

Hi friends, you know me...around this time of year, I like to share a DIY holiday gift idea or two! I like to make these projects easy to make but spectacular to look at. This way you can easily accomplish a handmade gift that is sure to "wow" anyone!
In this video I share with you a full tutorial of how to make a botanical melt and pour soap three ways! The recipe is listed below. If you would like the full written step by step written tutorial, including percentages and links to where I purchased items needed for this project, please visit my patreon campaign! Don't forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment or question.
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12 ounces of clear melt and pour soap base
6 ounces of suspension base melt and pour soap base
3 small dried orange slices
0.19 ounce of each:
lemon fragrance oil
orange cranberry spice fragrance oil
The Malevolent Mrs. Heatherleaf fragrance oil
small handful of each:
dried calendula petals
dried blue cornflower petals
dried saffron petals
dried chamomile
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[@jesscardona2335]

Hi- I like your pro-tip of making your clear MP white with TD. I never thought of this and grateful you mentioned it.

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Hi, yes it’s a super convenient hack!

[@jesscardona2335]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany - it’s one hack that I will definitely not forget!

[@liveandletlive7152]

So nice to learn new stuff

[@dorezaseptember3713]

I’m new to soap making but definitely going to try this . Love tutorial , love the colours , it came out beautifully . I think with soap you can create and explore so much it’s endless Thanks

[@brenkyable]

Very beautiful. Each one is a work of art ❤

[@jillpivovarov379]

I've been making my own soap for several years and your methods are going to allow me to take my craft to the next level. I am eternally grateful. Thank you!

[@pinkymphahlele1098]

Hi..also started making soap...this looks easy to make..will try them❤

[@evagray6592]

Don't do it. The botanically in these soaps will rot and create mold.

[@livenaturallyhandmade]

@@evagray6592do you really expect soap to last forever though it gets used

[@user-hx8dg5qf5h]

wow, i'm going to try making this

[@esthernjoroge9221]

This is my favourite so far. Very creative.

[@cailey19]

I really love this. The soaps came out beautifully and the recipe was very easy to follow.

[@c.a.taylor8628]

Those are beautiful! ❤

[@JustJane1972]

Really loved this. Just what i was looking for.

[@LornaD_CottageNecessities]

I’m inspired! Thanks for all of your pro tips. Have a great day.

[@rennke69]

Thank you for the video. They look gorgeous. 😍

[@Mrs.TeeRagland9646]

But thank u!! This was a great tutorial and they look amazing!❤

[@waynegross2113]

Excellent homemade gifts for family and friends. Or as gifts for the mail man, your hairdresser, etc. I know my big thing is to give holiday cookies to my mail man, my hair stylist, the girl who does my nails, etc. However, this is a good replacement for cookies! I would rather make homestyle gifts for family and friends. It is much more thoughtful and can be easier on your wallet with the price of everything going up! Jill Gross

[@beckymikles8765]

How fun! Very seasonal!! 🥰

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

thank you!

[@yetundeiselassie3240]

Can’t wait to try this one 🎉 and thanks for all the tips 💚😘❤️

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

It’s such a fun one!

[@sharonsutherland5344]

They look amazing and that fragrance oil from 16/17 the malevolent I use it in my candles that fragrance is amazing

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Thank you! Yes that fragrance is so good!!

[@nenanenica6783]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompanyhow much essential oil you put in each base on your video?

[@sarouamansouri3309]

Thanks,a lot i just was looking for .thanks,from algeria

[@pennymartin-lr3zb]

These are beautiful! Definitely going to give these a try. Great video!

[@1111om]

Wow!! You made that look so easy and they really are gorgeous!! 💜💜💜

[@susanpeters560]

Look gorgeous

[@sharonsutherland5344]

They look Amazing

[@christinereiter6914]

Beautiful soaps - I can't wait to try this - you make it look so easy

[@monikaykataria3838]

Superb mam, i was loving only cp soaps but your mp soaps are really mind blowing. Thank u ❤️ mam for sharing

[@marilynmulkey6095]

Just beautiful!

[@agiagata945]

Your soaps are just WOW😅 Exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much for this video. Is easy to understand, straight to the point and lots of useful informations. I have bought all (I think) indegrients to make my first soap and then I found your video, just perfect. I made some decorative candles and coasters for gifts for coming occasions, and I was hoping I can add some nice soaps. Thank you for sharing, I am going to watch your other videos (subscribed already). If I may ask two questions: can I add acrylic paint to soap base, can I use aromatic candles oil to soap base? Thank you😊

[@stuartfretwell9008]

Thank you lovely xx

[@sl4983]

Don't know that I would do the orange slice, but the others are great

[@jumanhasan8918]

Amazing work 🌷

[@elenakurus2010]

Amazing

[@shayharden9289]

Beautiful

[@vickeyfar]

Omg love themm!!!

[@unwashedsoaps2670]

I had no idea you could put orange slices in melt & pour! 😱

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Yes, make sure they are dried!

[@nowirehangers2815]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany won’t they discolour?

[@jacquelinreyes1095]

I loved this video and great idea 🥰

[@efleming4727]

👍 thanks

[@margaretskoog1919]

Do I put dried flowers face down or face up before pouring in the soap base? I have daisies and other complete flower heads. They are not crushed.

[@meeha007]

Absolutely beautiful! I thought I read somewhere that you can't use botanicals in melt n pour soaps because they will go rancid/mold. Can you shed some light on that, please? Thanks

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Hi there, thank you! You can use botanicals in mp soap. The issue with this can be not all of them work great in mp soap. Some of them just turn brown or black. Like lavender, it turns black in mp and cp soap. The flowers used here will change color a little bit but not to a brown color.

[@deliciasdaporcinaneves5372]

l love love beautiful

[@julialapeze6470]

I"m curious, everything I have learned about melt and pour soap is that you can only use a few ingredients as additives, or they will eventually turn brown and moldy???? Don't your orange slices mold after awhile?? Thanks!

[@lovergirl2277]

They are great to look at but will definitely grow mold or turn brown within a week

[@Maria-bk8fs]

Hi, they came out beautiful, ❤ I have so many dried flowers and I was so excited to start using them but every video I see it tells me that flowers can’t be use in melt and pour soap only calendula because it will start to mold. Please help me with this I’m just starting to make soap. Thank you for sharing your beautiful video.

[@pamphinney1459]

This is true. I do not recommend botanicals in m&p soaps.

[@nenanenica6783]

How you have same amount of clear and white base but your white base is much ticker?

[@OhMyCat666]

Hi Cory, they are gorgeous, thanks for sharing your idea. I have a question about the botanical I used, it’s discolored and becomes dark green, I don’t know why.

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Thank you! Yes, most botanicals will change color in the soap over time due to the ph of the soap. Calendula petals work the best! Avoid lavender and rose as they will turn black and brown.

[@apflorent]

Have you tried adding citric acid? It could serve as preservative and mainta the color ❤

[@virgo8609]

Would the botanicals mold over time?

[@liveandletlive7152]

I am curious too cos that is what i read

[@bridgettechavez4551]

I was attacked in a soap making group for adding dehydrated oranges this past week because they will mold and I was apparently being irresponsible.😂I knew they would mold.I just wanted to see how they would look.Ugh lesson learned.

[@liveandletlive7152]

@@bridgettechavez4551 thanks for putting yourself up through the experiment/ attack and reconfirming melt and pour does not work with botanicals..lol

[@bridgettechavez4551]

@@liveandletlive7152 no problem.It was quite the experience.😮‍💨😂

[@jessicahanson4264]

How much titanium dioxide powder did you add to your distilled water to create the white backing soap half?

[@jlgoulas697]

Love your patron page!

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Thank you!!

[@shifawumuhammed8842]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany Hi Cory I can't access your Patreon page, please help me out

[@trinaedwards8182]

What about the mold or black

[@KarLDian]

How long did it take for the soap to harden?

[@mayaportland8805]

How come when I use dry flowers in my soaps they look amazing at first, then in few days they start putrefying?

[@anagarza5114]

same!

[@Natural.Knight.Wellness]

Hi, new to soap making. Wondering how long the botanicals and oranges will last in the soap before they turn brown or mold? Thank you for the videos :) Lovely art

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Hello! Thank you! The only botanical that won’t change is the calendula, it stays the same. All of the others start turning brown within a couple days. The orange slices last a little bit longer but they do change as well.

[@nancykelly9712]

I'm mostly a cp soaper and I do dabble in m&p molding. I'm really not a lover of botanicals in soap. I don't mind a few maybe but not slices of oranges or big pieces of chamomile etc only those that may serve for exfoliation. Yes they are look great and these ones are very pretty but for function, I'm not a fan. I'd rather have m&p embeds that don't have to be picked out of my soap in order to use it. That's me though, I'm sure lots of people like them. 🤷‍♀️

[@Joanna-xl1dv]

You said ALOT THOUGH...

[@Rainmakesflowers]

Who cares 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@sl4983]

I agree Nancy

[@luzm1039]

​@@Rainmakesflowers 😅

[@a.b.90]

What essential oil pairings would you use for these soaps.

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Hi A.B. you can use lemongrass essential oil, I would use that on on the calendula one. You can also use lemon essential oil. If you use orange essential oil on the orange slice one, it will give your soap and orange hue. Lavender is always a nice one in soap as well.

[@nenanenica6783]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany how much of fragrance per 8 soaps

[@kathypelot2187]

Very nice, awesome. What container would you use as a 4 pack.

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Thank you! I was thinking either a corrugated long rectangular box that you can fill with crinkle paper. Then wrap the box with a nice xmas bow or wrapping paper. Or a bakery box with a window

[@luzm1039]

I read a comment on another video that dried herbs/flowers cause mold. Is that correct? I love how that looks

[@kadedramatthews]

Yes all this stuff will rot after time

[@luzm1039]

@KD Matthews so best to not add any dried flowers right?

[@mellinm]

You are correct.

[@Romantico1962]

No adding dried flowers? About not adding those fake chemical oils she is using that are not even essential oils.

[@MalenaReyesReyes]

Hello, doesn’t Orange hurt the skin when carved? Thanks

[@kirandeep4452]

Few days back I make my first mnp soap. Donkey's milk soap base Essential oil Brazillian purple clay But it's not lathering enough...

[@chrissyadams1558]

They will go moldy within a few days....there must be a way to stop this?

[@dorezaseptember3713]

Would like to know cause a bit confuse how much fragrances to put in Do I add fragrances to the white base as well

[@susanf6230]

What temp do you heat the soap to? I haven’t made M&P soap in years (I’m a CP soaper). I know if the soap gets too hot it can sweat and have issues later on. Thanks.

[@a.b.90]

Hi. Thank you for your video. The soaps are gorgeous! I am very new to soap making. I'm only doing melt and pour right now just to get the feel of soap making before I start CP soap. I wanted to know if you have any other scent suggestions? if you are not to able to purchase those scents?

[@CarmenRodriguez-rj6my]

Hi! In my experience, using dried flowers and fruit skins, as time goes by the soaps turn yellowish and spoil very quickly 🫤

[@CarmenRodriguez-rj6my]

The only one that lasts a little bit longer is the calendula but even this flower rusts with time 🫤

[@Mrs.TeeRagland9646]

Hi! Please help! How was your soap base able to stay in liquid form so long..when i melt mines down it start getting stiff almost instantly. Is it that im heating up too much?

[@bridgettechavez4551]

I was torn apart in a soap group I’m apart of for adding dried oranges because they mold.I was told I wasn’t being responsible.😅

[@elainemorris9448]

These are great! How would you wrap these and do you need to do that immediately?

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Thank you. I wrap these in plastic wrap. They really don't sweat and don't have to be wrapped right away.

[@bbccensored4122]

My first soap was a glycerin melt and pour... It turned out beautifully, but it was very drying even with oils added. I had an allergic reaction. It's hard to find a good quality melt and poor liquid soap. The soap base I bought had some poor ingredients, but even some of the organic ones on Amazon have poor ingredients... Suggestions?

[@Linda-op4hg]

Did I overheated in the microwave maybe 😊

[@Linda-op4hg]

How much eucalyptus essential oil should I used. I’m just using a she’s butter base and eucalyptus essential oil, I did one soap with small smoking of she’s butter and soap lathers but it makes skin rough why

[@lovergirl2277]

One small drop is good enough for 100g of soap since it's very strong smelling

[@dorezaseptember3713]

Exactly how much titanium you used to add

[@childofgodforever6614]

Doesn't the organic ingredients added need a preservative?

[@nicolethomas1530]

Theses are beautiful but do you find melt and pour lathers well. I tried one once but I could get much lather out of it so it put me off trying it again ❤

[@liveandletlive7152]

I read that this does not take away from the cleaning quality of the soap despite it not lsthering so much. Maybe it's the quality of your m&p base.

[@williamgreason786]

How long does it last for Palm oil to go bad?

[@damianchisley]

Can you do a diy on how to make melt & pour soap?

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

I will keep this in mind!

[@Homey_naturals_sop]

Preservative name pls

[@azamraza6707]

Please also write the name and quantity of the recipe in your video And it is very important to write the recipe chart in the description

[@TheEzlau]

Do these soap sweat or do they have to be wrapped? What do you wrap them in?

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

Yes, they can sweat but I haven’t experienced that with this particular brand. I wrap them in plastic wrap.

[@TheEzlau]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany please kindly share what brand or link where to buy your low sweat glycerin. Thank you.

[@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany]

@@TheEzlau this soap base is the crystal soap base and the suspension base by Stephenson Personal Care

[@TheEzlau]

@@SunshineSoapandCandleCompany thank you... I will check it out....your soaps are beautiful. I am Laura but use my hubbys name here. I want to try this with roses. Does white melt and pour soap also sweat like glycerine?

[@TheEzlau]

@@HappyH4ppyHappy The roses turn brown inside the glycerine clear soap base? Oh my. Thanks for sharing.

[@eco-refugio4447]

🙏🌻🐝

[@kaltomawrir6824]

Hi I'm really in love of your videos but can u do a captions on arabic bcz i don't undersrand very well and thank you .......i hope u answer me

[@kellywoodward9269]

Click on settings and then captions, then auto translate, there's an Arabic option already

[@adrianaastuquillca9912]

Usas mucho alcohol 😢

[@Homey_naturals_sop]

Shelf life